Policy Brief Policy Brief: The Future of Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Ellen Hanak, Spencer Cole, Josué Medellín-Azuara Feb 8, 2023 Feb 9, 2023 ... Water constraints will lead to a reduction in irrigated lands, and in ... Haphazard land fallowing could increase dust and air quality ...
Fact Sheet Water and Energy in California By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Andrew Ayres Dec 5, 2022 Dec 6, 2022 ... Water and energy are closely entwined in California: the energy sector relies heavily on water for electricity generation, and statewide ...
Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 ... Climate change is making California's already variable climate even more unpredictable, and that's stressing the state's water and land ...
Report Solar Energy and Groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Annabelle Rosser, Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Oct 25, 2022 Could solar development on fallowed land help the valley's residents? ... job creation while minimizing potential impairments to habitat and air quality.
Report Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 Water and land use practices, pollution, the proliferation of non-native ... warm rapidly due to increasing air temperatures and the high angle of the sun.
Policy Brief Policy Brief: Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 To protect and restore California's freshwater ecosystems and respond to the changing climate, California's water managers must change how they operate ...
Statewide Survey PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas Jul 27, 2022 Jul 8, 2022 ... Key findings include: Three in ten Californians name water supply and drought as the state's top environmental issue; nearly seven in ten ...
Report Land Transitions and Dust in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Jaymin Kwon, Joy Collins Jul 20, 2022 Jul 25, 2022 ... In addition, the changing climate may exacerbate risks as warmer temperatures can dry out soils and increase dust emissions. The overall air ...
Report Exploring the Potential for Water-Limited Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Caitlin Peterson, Cameron Pittelkow, Mark Lundy Jul 20, 2022 Water-limited cropping is one alternative to fallowing that can improve soil health and air quality, create habitat, and keep land in production.
Fact Sheet The Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Greg Gartrell May 18, 2022 Farming has caused peat-rich soils to oxidize and land to sink: today, many islands are 10 to 25 feet below sea level. Most Californians rely on resources from ...